Art Film Media Music TV
ICT: Entry 3 ICT, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: ICT task sheet
Activity to get students using Word and some of its applications by designing a poster for a gig.
Numeracy: Functional Maths
Literacy: Functional English - reading
ICT: Finding and selecting information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Diamond Jubilee
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project
Level: E3, L1
A topical investigation that can be used as a group or individual task. Learners imagine they have won tickets in the ballot and must plan their trip to Buckingham Palace.
Ideal for E3-L1 Functional maths, English and ICT but could be easily adapted for higher or lower levels.
Literacy: Writing, Form filling, Functional English - writing
Free tags: Christmas
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Assessment material, Revision material, Writing frame, Writing prompts
Three differentiated writing tasks / practice papers on the same theme. First, you apply to appear in a Christmas Concert at the village hall.
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths
Literacy: General literacy / English
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Resource type: Assessment material, Revision material
Level: L2
Super set of 15 multiple choice literacy questions followed by 15 multiple choice numeracy questions. All cleverly based on the accompanying text about Led Zeppelin: ‘I come from Ice and Snow’, Led Zeppelin 1970. Written as revision material for L2 Access to Music students but suitable for any learners with an interest in music.
The literacy questions cover comprehension, spelling, vocabulary and purpose of text. Numeracy covers money, time, scale maps, substitution, percentages, area, range, median, and conversions.
Literacy: Functional English - speaking, listening & communication, Functional English - writing, Engage in Discussion
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
I first used this was used as practice for the written and spoken part of Functional Skills exams.
Learners need to begin by discussing TV shows and hopefully someone will mention Big Brother. Then they have to write about 150 words about what sort of housemate they would be in the house.
Next they have to read through the 20 housemate descriptions and choose 10 of them to join them. This needs to be a team decision.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, General numeracy / maths
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Revision material, Worksheet or assignment
A numeracy or Functional Maths worksheet that uses data handling, rounding, days and dates, percentages and fractions related to the Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles.
It is based on The Guardian’s Infomania page in ‘The Guide’.
Also useful as revision material.
Could be used for a discussion on Chris Moyles and musical taste.
Questions are aimed at Level 1 with some at Entry 3 or Level 2.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
ICT: Using ICT, Finding and selecting information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
A lovely, very topical set of Functional Skills tasks about the UK digital TV switchover that began in 2009 and finishes in 2012.
The task sheet covers reading comprehension, research, and ICT skills such as finding and selecting information, saving and printing files.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, HD1/E2.1, MSS1/E3.3
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A very practical and useful E2-E3 Functional Maths resource for extracting information from lists and tables, recording information in a table, and completing simple calculations with time (programme length).
Literacy: Wt/E3.1, Wt/E3.2, Wt/L1.1, Wt/L1.3, Wt/L2.1, Functional English - writing
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Handout or guide, Writing frame
Useful one page hint / planning sheet for writing film reviews. Accompanied by planning / log sheets where learners can record their ideas about the events and characters.
With teaching ideas and full mapping to E3-L2 Functional English (writing).
Numeracy: Functional Maths, General numeracy / maths
Free tags: Harry Potter
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Revision material, Worksheet or assignment
Using a newspaper article to interpret numbers and use decimals, fractions and percentages. This resource introduces the learner to billions, but the majority of questions and process are aimed at Level 1 (with some suitable for Entry 3).
Questions cover writing numbers in words and figures, place value, equivalent fractions, dates, measures, rounding, etc. Makes useful revision material.
The Level 2 extension questions involve creating a chart and converting a currency – all with a Harry Potter theme.
